Chapter 45 Chapter 45 She had been accumulating luck since she was a child, so...

The handwriting on the notice was as beautiful as ever. It must have taken at least several years of practice to have such good handwriting.

Jiang Xiaoci was unsure again. Her cousin couldn't write. The handwriting on Jiuxiang's homework book was not as beautiful as hers. It was so confusing. Forget it. Anyway, the other party had no ill intentions.

Han Jingyuan knew that Feng Jiuxiang had become more cautious, but the content of the letter was surprising. This time she was reminding him about Xiaoci.

The letter said that Jiang Xiaoci's adopted sister Zhou Qingzhu was coming back.

Even Jiang Xiaoci found it unlikely. The adopted sister was the granddaughter of her mother's adoptive parents. Her mother had severed ties with her adoptive parents and no longer had any contact with them. After her adoptive aunt passed away, she left behind a cousin. Jiang Xiaoci had never seen them. If she wanted to look for someone, she would have gone to her mother. Why would she come to look for her?

But there was no need to lie to her in the preview letter.

Han Jingyuan guessed: "Is it possible that Grandma Zhou heard about your reputation as a matchmaker and wanted you to introduce a date to my cousin?"

When you think about it this way, it does make sense.

Jiang Xiaoci said: "But if you just want to introduce someone, there is no need to write a letter to tell me."

Han Jingyuan read the letter carefully again. The letter only said that he should try not to keep the adopted sister, otherwise it would affect Jiang Xiaoci's ability to have children, but the other party was not very clear about the specific impact.

Han Jingyuan thought about it again and again. At this time in her previous life, Feng Jiuxiang was still a baby in swaddling clothes. What is happening now is what she heard from other people later, so there must be discrepancies. Anyway, thank her for the reminder.

Jiang Xiaoci was very optimistic. She put the letter away, smoothed Han Jingyuan's frown, and said, "Don't frown at such a young age. You will know when it happens. The letter said that it will be three months before I give birth. There is nothing to worry about."

Han Jingyuan's job could have been transferred. He came to the local police station as a transition and now he could go to the branch. However, the branch has more overtime than the police station. Jiang Xiaoci is about to give birth, so it's better to wait.

He said, "Then I won't take any vacation during this period. I'll work more overtime. When you're due, I'll take a few more days off."

Seeing that he hadn't mentioned it yet, Jiang Xiaoci mentioned it herself: "Brother Han, I know you are very capable. My brother has the opportunity to develop in a better direction, and so do you. You have the opportunity to be transferred to the branch. When do you plan to go?"

Han Jingyuan smiled and asked, "Who told you that?"

Jiang Xiaoci said, "That's what your director said. Others are looking forward to being transferred to the branch office, but you said you need to think about it. Don't think about it anymore. Just go ahead."

Han Jingyuan said, "The branch office handles major cases. Sometimes we have to go out of town, and sometimes we don't come back for several days after solving a case. I thought we'd wait until you give birth to the baby."

Jiang Xiaoci said, "It's all arranged, isn't it? You spend most of your time at the police station mediating disputes and dealing with trivial matters. It's a waste of your talent. Go now."

Han Jingyuan asked: "What if I can't come over on the day you give birth?"

Jiang Xiaoci said, "I gave birth to the baby myself, why do I need you to come? Dad, mom, grandpa and grandma will be here that day, so there's no shortage of people."

Han Jingyuan was a little disappointed and said, "My colleagues at the police station sometimes work overtime and can't go home. Their wives get angry and punish them by making them sleep in the living room. Xiaoci, you never seem to get angry."

Jiang Xiaoci said, "Okay, because of the job transfer, I will punish you by making you sleep in the next room tonight."

Han Jingyuan smiled, there was nothing he could do to her. He looked at the gradually darkening sky outside and said, "I'm on vacation today anyway, so I won't go over. I'll talk to the director as soon as I get to work tomorrow."

Jiang Xiaoci looked outside and saw that it was not suitable to go out in this weather.

She was puzzled: "I just sent my mother to take the bus, and the weather was fine. Why did it become cloudy so quickly?"

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. As soon as he said it, fine raindrops hit their faces and the visibility outside became lower and lower.

Han Jingyuan was quite scared of this kind of weather, worried that someone from the future would come to look for Jiang Xiaoci.

Sure enough, a girl who looked older than Jiang Xiaoci was walking slowly towards them in the drizzle.

Jiang Xiaoci recalled that when she and Han Jingyuan had not yet confirmed their relationship, he had also been walking in the rain like this, but it was raining heavily at that time and he was soaked like a drowned rat.

The rain is light now, otherwise Jiang Xiaoci would have asked the sister to walk faster.

Jiang Xiaoci said to Han Jingyuan with a smile: "Brother Han, look at that sister, she is just as stupid as you, why don't you walk faster when it rains."

Han Jingyuan said with a serious expression: "You are still laughing, don't you think there is something wrong with the weather today? She must have come from the last few days."

Jiang Xiaoci was not afraid, but rather excited: "Finally, another one has come. This storefront is really worth the 8,000 yuan it cost."

The girl had already approached. She looked unfamiliar and her accent wasn't from a local. She walked straight to the door of the matchmaking agency and watched people hesitating whether to enter the store.

Jiang Xiaoci wanted to confirm, so she asked, "Hello, are you here at my matchmaking agency to introduce someone to someone?"

The girl lowered her eyebrows and replied, "Yes, you are Jiang Xiaoci, right? My name is Zhou Qingzhu."

Zhou Qingzhu is Jiang Xiaoci’s cousin, the person mentioned in the preview letter. It’s a coincidence that the letter and the person are together.

Jiang Xiaoci hurried forward and took Zhou Qingzhu's hand. When she touched it, she found it was cold. She quickly pulled her into the house and said, "Mom mentioned grandma's house. I have heard of your name. Why are your hands so cold? Come in and sit down first."

Zhou Qingzhu let her pull him, let her push him to sit on the chair, and let Jiang Xiaoci make a cup of hot tea and put it in his hand.

The warmth surged from her palms to her heart, and she looked up at Jiang Xiaoci.

Jiang Xiaoci also looked at her. This cousin was quiet, but gave people a very powerful feeling. She didn't rush to ask her cousin who she was introducing a date to, but asked her: "Cousin, are you here alone? Is grandma here?"

Zhou Qingzhu subconsciously turned her head to look at the door and shook her head: "Grandma doesn't know I came to see you, cousin, I apologize to you on behalf of grandma. Grandma looks fierce, but she is not a bad person."

Jiang Xiaoci, like Han Jingyuan, was confused by what he heard. It seemed that something happened in the few days before her cousin came.

Jiang Xiaoci comforted her, "It's okay, cousin. I don't blame grandma. So tell me, who are you going to introduce to someone?"

Zhou Qingzhu said, "My grandmother has been looking for a partner for me since I was born. After she found one, she bought him from someone else's family. His name is Song Zhaoan. I would like to ask you to introduce him to a partner so that my grandmother can give up."

…

Jiang Xiaoci felt her cousin's kindness and asked, "Cousin, what kind of person do you want to introduce to Song Zhaoan?"

Zhou Qingzhu shook his head: "I don't know, just look at the introduction, as long as it's not me."

Jiang Xiaoci was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Cousin, I will verify his information next, but introducing someone to someone depends on fate, so it won't happen quickly. I have a suggestion. Have you ever thought about letting me introduce you to someone? This way the effect will be the same."

Zhou Qingzhu quickly shook his head: "No, no, it's unlucky for me. Wherever I go, people will die. I can't stay here for long. I'm leaving first."

Jiang Xiaoci hurriedly stopped her and said, "Cousin, I have some rules here. Please sign the information I just registered and write your name and date before the registration is complete."

Zhou Qingzhu took the pen handed to him by Jiang Xiaoci, hurriedly wrote down his name and date, and left.

Jiang Xiaoci and Han Jingyuan saw the date written by their cousin. It was already January, which was two months later. No wonder her hands felt so cold just now. She was wearing so little clothes. Wouldn’t it be cold two months later?

Han Jingyuan was really worried now, and pointed to the date and said, "According to the date your cousin wrote, your grandmother stayed here for at least two months."

Jiang Xiaoci still took it easy: "Look at how nice my cousin was just now. She even wanted to introduce a date to the boy my grandma bought. She's so kind, there's no problem."

Han Jingyuan said: "But she said that people would die wherever she went. Aren't you afraid?"

Jiang Xiaoci was not afraid, and thought in reverse: "Brother Han, don't be so superstitious. You should think about it in reverse. Maybe my cousin also has some special qualities. She can sense the magnetic field after someone dies in a certain place. When someone dies, they will die. Some die naturally, and some die unnaturally. People died first, and she sensed it, not when she arrived. You can't blame her."

Han Jingyuan thought about it and realized that this was the truth. He felt relieved: "You always come up with opinions that are different from others."

Jiang Xiaoci said: "That's right. What's wrong with thinking more about others?"

…

Two months later, her cousin came to her to discuss buying a fiancé. Jiang Xiaoci thought that her cousin and grandmother would not come so soon, but the next morning, when she was still sleeping upstairs, someone knocked on the door downstairs.

She turned over and got up, but was not in a hurry to go downstairs. Han Jingyuan was cooking in the kitchen, and he would definitely go to open the door first.

After she washed, changed her clothes and tied her hair, she slowly walked down the stairs, holding her belly.

There were two people standing in the front hall, one was an elderly grandmother, and the other was my cousin Zhou Qingzhu who had come yesterday afternoon. But she also had a bulging belly at the moment, and her belly was as big as Jiang Xiaoci's.

Han Jingyuan was so shocked that he couldn't recover.

If the baby in Zhou Qingzhu's belly was gone, she recovered so well and so quickly when she came yesterday. If she gave birth to the baby prematurely, her condition would not have been so good right after giving birth. It is really puzzling.

Jiang Xiaoci didn't think it was that complicated. Her cousin's belly was flat yesterday, but it was this big today. It was possible that she was pretending to be pregnant. That was easy to deal with. She would find a chance to take a look and find out.

Before Jiang Xiaoci came down, the old lady had already introduced herself. Han Jingyuan introduced: "Xiaoci, this grandma said she is your grandmother."

Because her mother had severed ties with her adoptive parents, Jiang Xiaoci had never met her grandmother.

But I had thought about it in my mind, and my cousin came here yesterday.

She stepped forward to say hello and made a small request: "Grandma, do you have any information to prove your identity? You can't just say you are grandma."

Zhou Chunhao frowned, took out his ID card from his bag and slapped it on the table without saying a word.

After Jiang Xiaoci checked, she found that it was indeed the adoptive mother her mother had mentioned. She was very happy, helped her grandmother sit down, and said, "Grandma, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhou Chunhao was still serious and treated everyone like this, as if everyone owed her a lot of money.

She looked up at the wall of honor with many photos on it and said, "You are a matchmaker. I am looking for you for no other reason than to find a partner for your cousin. I need to specify the person for this partner. Can you do it?"

Jiang Xiaoci made two cups of hot tea and handed one to grandma and one to her cousin. She said, "Grandma, you can ask for anything you want. Let's not rush. Let me first find out the situation and then I'll know if it's okay."

Zhou Chunhao looked at Han Jingyuan, who had a stern face, as if everyone owed him money, and frowned, "We have to talk about business. What are you still standing here for? Just do what you need to do. You're standing here as if I owe you money."

Han Jingyuan was speechless. His cousin was very kind when she came last night, but this grandma was not easy to get along with.

"Grandma, this is my home. Isn't your attitude unreasonable?"

Jiang Xiaoci quickly pushed Han Jingyuan back a few steps and said, "Grandma and cousin must not have eaten since they came so early. Give us some more breakfast and call us when it's ready."

Han Jingyuan turned and went to the kitchen.

Jiang Xiaoci looked back again and saw her grandmother still had that cold expression on her face, but not as cold as before.

She looked at her cousin's seven or eight month old belly and asked, "Grandma, my cousin is about to give birth, and you're still appointing someone to find a partner for her. Then let me ask, is he the father of the child?"

Zhou Chunhao said, "Of course, young people nowadays are really amazing. At the beginning of the year, he came to my house and said he wanted to cancel the engagement, but he ended up sleeping with your cousin. After that, he refused to admit it. He refused to admit that they already had a child, so it's impossible for him to cancel the engagement. You have to find a way to make him admit it."

Jiang Xiaoci said, "Grandma, he is so hateful. Even if my cousin is a stranger, I will ask him clearly. This matter needs to be verified by both parties. If he really denies it, we can ask the police to mediate. Brother Han is the police, so you don't have to worry too much."

Zhou Chunhao nodded: "You have a good attitude, kid."

Breakfast was ready and Han Jingyuan came to call Jiang Xiaoci. She called her grandmother with a strange personality and her cousin who never said a word, and went to the back kitchen to have breakfast.

Jiang Xiaoci took some meat buns to her grandmother and cousin and asked, "Grandma, where do you and my cousin live now?"

Zhou Chunhao's face turned cold again: "Where is the place to stay? All my money has been spent on travel expenses. I don't know where to live."

Jiang Xiaoci invited, "Grandma, you and your cousin can stay here. There are two empty rooms upstairs, which is just right."

Han Jingyuan almost dropped his chopsticks in fright. Jiang Xiaoci had never seen them before, so how could she invite them to stay?

He was about to open his mouth, but Zhou Chunhao nodded without any principle, and her attitude was very reluctant, as if living here was an injustice to them: "Since you want me to stay so much, then I will reluctantly agree."

Han Jingyuan took a big bite of the steamed bun and said, "Since you are so reluctant, you might as well stop living here."

Grandma sneered and scolded, "You young man, you don't know cause and effect at all. I adopted her mother, so I could have her, and because of her, you could marry such a good wife. Isn't it reasonable for me to stay for a few days? Are you still not happy? Fine, I'll leave."

Jiang Xiaoci stood up first and stopped her grandmother: "Look, my cousin and I are both pregnant. It's not convenient for me to go anywhere now, and it's not convenient for my cousin either. Let's just stay here. We can discuss other things slowly after we settle down."

Zhou Chunhao pointed at Han Jingyuan and said, "It's ok for me to stay here. While I'm living with your cousin, tell him to move out."

Is there any justice in this world? Han Jingyuan was speechless: "Grandma, have you always been so overbearing?"

Zhou Chunhao said: "You young people don't know the rules. How can you live under the same roof with your sister-in-law? If you don't move out, do you want us to move out?"

Jiang Xiaoci pulled Han Jingyuan aside and coaxed him, "Brother Han, although grandma's words are unpleasant, they do make sense. You should stay at Uncle Cheng's house next door for the next few days. Be patient for a few more days. Don't forget that your cousin came yesterday, so she naturally stayed at our house so that it would be easier for us to figure out the situation."

Han Jingyuan whispered, "Just endure it for a few days? She's been staying here for two months."

Jiang Xiaoci thought that it would not happen: "No, if she could stay with us for so many days, she would not come from outside, but would appear directly at home, isn't that right?"

Han Jingyuan thought it made sense, so he just let it go.

He nodded, returned to the dining table and said, "Grandma, cousin, eat slowly. I'm going to work."

…

Jiang Xiaoci's grandmother and cousin were not relatives, but they just came over and stayed there, and even forced Han Jingyuan to live next door. Soon, several close neighbors knew about it.

After hearing this, Feng Wenyu ran over with Feng Jiuxiang to ask Han Jingyuan for an explanation.

Although she and her cousin don't get along when they meet, it's not up to outsiders to bully her.

Jiang Xiaoci has never had a temper with her family, and Feng Wenyu couldn't let her be bullied by a relative she had never met and had no blood relationship with.

Feng Wenyu is a yin-yang person: "Grandma, right? Xiaoci didn't even get to see you when she got married, and you're really rude. You want Xiaoci to introduce a date to your granddaughter, and you're also providing free food and accommodation, and you're so confident. I've never seen such a thing before."

Zhou Chunhao looked at her face, walked around, then took Feng Wenyu's hand and looked at her palm.

Feng Wenyu was frightened by her grandmother's behavior. She took a step back and said, "What are you doing? You are so suspicious. Stop scaring me."

Zhou Chunhao said, "Your fortune is really strange. I am an old woman who is poor and mean, but I know a little bit about physiognomy. I can tell people's fortunes accurately. Give me a hundred yuan and I will tell your fortune."

Feng Wenyu laughed to death and said, "Old man, even if you want to defraud someone, you can't defraud your own family, right? I hate you fortune tellers the most. You tell people your fortunes based on nonsense and hurt them a lot. I don't want you to tell them, but if you are short of money, I can give you some."

Grandma snorted coldly: "I only look at people who are destined to be with me. Otherwise, who would want to meddle in such a thing that damages one's virtue?"

Her eyes fell on Feng Jiuxiang who was looking at her from the side. She looked around and then grabbed her hand, wanting to read it.

Feng Jiuxiang quickly put her hands into her sleeves and hid behind Feng Wenyu.

Feng Wenyu immediately protected him: "Old man, don't scare the children."

Grandma exclaimed in amazement: "This child of yours is incredible. Her fate is not hers. How could she have such a fate?"

Grandma was so curious that she waved to Feng Jiuxiang, "Come here, let me take a closer look."

Feng Jiuxiang was scared to death. Sometimes, these mysterious things do seem to be a little bit accurate.

This mother-in-law who is good at fortune-telling said that her fate is not her fate, isn’t that true? She was reborn in someone else's body, so she no longer had the same fate as before.

She didn't dare to tell her grandmother's fortune, so she pulled Feng Wenyu and said, "Mom, I'm scared. Let's go back."

Feng Wenyu glared back at the old man fiercely: "It's okay if you scare me, but try to scare less children in the future."

Feng Wenyu took the child that the grandmother was interested in away. The grandmother said regretfully: "What a strange fate. It's a pity that I didn't see the whole picture. Your street is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

Jiang Xiaoci was quite impressed. Regardless of whether her grandmother was playing tricks or not, her fearless cousin was frightened.

She laughed and said, "Grandma, you are so awesome."

Zhou Chunhao said with a hint of pride: "You young people nowadays don't believe this, but numerology is also a science. Even if you believe in science, you can't deny the metaphysics left by our ancestors."

Jiang Xiaoci couldn't say for sure: "Grandma, I won't comment on things I don't understand, but now that the college entrance examination has resumed, we should pay attention to science. What science can't explain is the metaphysics you study."

Grandma doesn't care. She doesn't understand science, just like Jiang Xiaoci doesn't understand her fortune-telling. But the fortunes of the few people she just looked at were very strange.

…

The phone in the flower shop next door rang, and Jiang Xiaoci was called over to answer it. It was her mother calling.

Gu Wenying was anxious and angry on the other end of the phone: "Xiaoci, when did your grandma come over?"

Jiang Xiaoci said, "You just came this morning, Mom, how did you know so quickly?"

Gu Wenying said, "It was my cousin Han Jingyuan who called and told me that your grandmother has started to play tricks again and has moved into your house. I'm so worried."

Jiang Xiaoci explained: "Mom, my cousin and grandma had a quarrel, so she exaggerated. I get along very well with grandma, really. We were chatting happily just now. If you hadn't called, we would still be chatting."

Gu Wenying didn't believe it. "Xiaoci, let me tell you, the reason why mom can break off relations with your grandma is because she is too overbearing and unreasonable. Whatever she says is what she means and cannot be refuted. People like your grandma cannot be given face. You absolutely cannot let her live with you. Mom will buy a ticket and go there right away."

Jiang Xiaoci refused, "Mom, you don't have to come over. You have to believe me. Grandma came here because it was fate that took its course. And she came to find me, not you. Let me handle it myself. I think if Mom came over, it might produce different results. I would be worried if you came."

Gu Wenying hesitated: "Won't you embarrass Mom by saying this?"

Jiang Xiaoci said, "Mom, Brother Han is here, and there are so many good neighbors around, so there's nothing to worry about. And although grandma is a little fierce, she won't make unreasonable demands, so I think it's okay."

Gu Wenying was really angry and relieved: "You can get along with someone like your grandmother, you are really different from others. So, if you can't stand it anymore, call mom and tell her immediately."

Jiang Xiaoci agreed: "Mom, I promise you, don't worry. Uncle Cheng has a phone number at home. I will call you every day to report."

Just like that, Gu Wenying agreed not to come over for the time being.

…

With everyone's tacit consent, grandma moved in with my cousin.

My cousin almost never left her room. She just sat on the beauty bench on the second floor, staring blankly at the courtyard. She would only come downstairs to help with cooking when it was time for dinner, and then go back upstairs after dinner.

On the first day, Jiang Xiao didn't even have the chance to see his cousin's pregnant belly.

The next day, grandma urged Jiang Xiaoci: "Go and introduce a date to your cousin. The person has been told to you, go find him directly."

Jiang Xiaoci: "Grandma, it has to be arranged according to the registration time. Marriage matters cannot be rushed. I will go naturally when the time comes."

Grandma said, "How can you not be anxious? Your cousin is about to give birth."

Jiang Xiaoci always felt that her cousin's belly was fake. She said, "Grandma, has my cousin had a prenatal checkup? Come with me this time."

Grandma said: "Only people like you nowadays care about prenatal checkups. When we had children, there was no such thing."

Jiang Xiaoci said: "Times are progressing, grandma, you have to accept good things."

Zhou Chunhao still shook his head: "She's about to give birth, it doesn't matter whether she gets checked or not, if you want to go, go by yourself."

My grandmother went out for a walk in the morning, and then went out for another walk in the afternoon. She came back and complained:

"Why are people like that nowadays? They think I'm a liar. Do you know that people who wanted me to read their fortunes had to line up in the past? I only read three fortunes a day. Many people came from far away and stayed for half a month, but I was too lazy to read their fortunes. People nowadays don't believe this anymore."

Jiang Xiaoci smiled and said, "Grandma, times have changed. In fact, most of the time, you still have to rely on your own efforts. If you listen to you and think you can get rich, and do nothing and wait for it, then you are harming others. And you asked others for money, right?"

Grandma: "Of course, fifty dollars a time is already very cheap."

Jiang Xiaoci: "...then people will definitely think you are a liar. Why don't you charge a little less, three or five yuan, maybe others will be willing to listen to you."

Grandma was furious: "Your grandma's physiognomy is not that cheap, just forget it."

Jiang Xiaoci thought her grandmother had a unique personality and was quite interesting. However, she wanted to give money to her grandmother and cousin, but they refused to take it, which made things difficult.

…

Xie Shuju is old, but she believes in this thing very much. She heard that Jiang Xiaoci's grandmother can tell people's fortunes, so she came over to talk to her out of curiosity.

The two people, who were of similar age, had a very pleasant chat.

Zhou Chunhao wanted to show off. He carefully looked at Xie Shuju's face and palm and said, "Old sister, whether you believe me or not, your fate was not so good. Logically, you were lacking in the fate of having children, but now that lack has been made up. Now you have a loving mother and filial children, and a happy family. That's because you met someone who brings you good luck and made the right choice. This person's aura and fate are very mysterious. The more you are with good people, the better your fortune will be. You have to keep going, but don't go against your fortune."

This statement is confusing and can be understood in any way, but Xie Shuju felt that it was completely confirmed.

If Xiaoci hadn't come to comfort her, she would have let her son work in the office. Her son would not like it and would be depressed. There would be no harmony between mother and son like they have now.

As for her daughter, she now has a child and the family is happy. She really has nothing else to ask for.

The two of them got along better and better as they talked, and Xie Shuju even invited Zhou Chunhao to take some time to come to her house for dinner.

Zhou Chunhao readily agreed and said, "You can chat, but if you want to ask me anything else, it will be fifty yuan each time."

Xie Shuju took out fifty yuan and joked, "Industry rules are industry rules. If you don't want the money, I'll feel uneasy. I think what you said is very accurate. Take it quickly."

Zhou Chunhao finally had some money in his hands, and said, "Then let me give you a tip. People's fate and fortune are always changing. It may get better or worse. You have made up for the lack of fate now, but you also have to be careful. There are some villains who can't stand your family living a good life. The happier your family is, the more you have to be on guard."

Xie Shuju confirmed this and nodded repeatedly: "Big sister, thank you for your reminder."

Zhou Chun was very proud: "Xiaoci can tell people's marriage, but I am not allowed to tell people's fortune? You just don't believe in the things passed down by our ancestors. If you don't believe it, forget it. I don't even like to talk about it."

…

Because of Xie Shuju's publicity, several old sisters who were on good terms with Xie Shuju made an appointment to have tea in a teahouse and asked Zhou Chunke to do fortune-telling for them, at a price of fifty yuan per time.

As a result, he was reported by the children of one of the families for practicing feudal superstition and defrauding money. Fortunately, Xie Shuju mediated and the other party did not pursue the matter further for Xie Shuju's sake.

Han Jingyuan was getting anxious, and warned her seriously: "Grandma, if you continue to engage in feudal superstition and get reported, I will not show mercy. Take you to the police station. Also, don't think about making money from this. Once you charge for it, it will be a serious crime, it will be a scam."

Zhou Chun said angrily: "Okay, okay, I won't watch it, okay? I don't care whether you live or die."

Han Jingyuan said: "You shouldn't have watched it in the first place. It's making people panic. If I don't report you, who should I report?"

Grandma asked back, "Then isn't it different for your wife to be a matchmaker?"

Han Jingyuan said: "How can they be the same? Matchmaking is legal and formal. If you want to make money, you have to do it the right way."

Zhou Chunhao is old. Apart from fortune-telling, how can he make money in any other way?

Now Han Jingyuan said that someone reported her and stopped her from reading fortunes. She had nothing to do, so she chatted with Jiang Xiaoci: "Xiaoci, do you know why your aunt is so weak?"

Jiang Xiaoci shook her head: "I don't know. Mom said that you adopted her so that she could take care of your aunt."

Grandma shook her head: "No, I wanted to lend your mother's fortune to your aunt, but it didn't work out."

Jiang Xiaoci: "...No wonder Mom is angry, Grandma, you are going too far."

Grandma: "What do you know? Your mother was destined to die, but I changed her fate. Shouldn't she repay me?"

Jiang Xiaoci had nothing to say and just thought that her grandmother was talking nonsense.

But my grandmother insisted, "You interrupted me and said something wrong. Your aunt learned physiognomy from me. She read people's fortunes without restraint and revealed the secrets of heaven. She was in poor health and even killed her own husband."

Jiang Xiaoci stopped writing and said, "Grandma, you are being superstitious again. If you don't believe it, it's not true."

Grandma shook her head and answered irrelevantly: "So I won't let your cousin learn from me. Alas, this art of face reading has come to my generation and there is no way to pass it down to the next generation."

Jiang Xiaoci felt sorry for her grandmother, so she came over to pat her on the back and consoled her: "Grandma, in today's society, we don't need the art of physiognomy as a spiritual support anymore. Times are changing, and you have to change your mindset too."

Grandma looked at Jiang Xiaoci carefully, and the more she looked, the more she felt it was unfair. She said, "Xiaoci, how come you have such a good life? Even if you have a few setbacks occasionally, you will always be able to turn misfortune into good fortune and live a long life. With such a good life, are you willing to share some of it with your cousin?"

Jiang Xiaoci quickly crossed her arms to protect herself: "I don't want to, grandma, I'm also your granddaughter, you can't be so partial."

Zhou Chunhao muttered, "If I hadn't gone out of my way to save your mother, would you be here? People nowadays really don't know how to be grateful for saving their lives."

Jiang Xiaoci retorted: "Grandma, how can I not be grateful? I have been very good to my cousin. One should not expect a return for a favor, but I believe that the good will be rewarded somewhere else."

Zhou Chunhao snorted coldly: "If you show favor, you should get something in return. Otherwise, why would you do good deeds?"

Jiang Xiaoci thought about it and felt that what her grandmother said made sense, but she still insisted on her principle: "Grandma, if you didn't ask for anything in return when you showed me your kindness, you can't force me to do it afterwards."

Zhou Chunhao snorted coldly, stopped talking to Jiang Xiaoci, and went out to chat with others.

Jiang Xiaoci chased to the door and said, "Grandma, you are not allowed to read people's fortunes anymore."

Grandma was angry: "You don't allow me to charge money, so I won't show it to others for free."

Jiang Xiaoci felt relieved.

…

As soon as grandma left, my cousin came downstairs for the first time and apologized to Jiang Xiaoci with lowered eyebrows: "Xiaoci, I apologize to you on behalf of grandma."

Jiang Xiaoci said hurriedly: "Cousin, my quarrel with grandma is quite fun and not serious, so don't take it to heart."

Zhou Qingzhu said, "My grandmother and I really don't have any money, but when my grandmother bought Song Zhaoan, she was very rich. She used one tael of gold. Now we only need to return one-fifth of it. If their family is willing to pay back a little, the marriage will be cancelled, and my grandmother and I will have some money and can move out. Do you think this is okay?"

One fifth is about 400 yuan, but my cousin and grandmother don’t have jobs to earn money, so 400 yuan won’t last them long.

Jiang Xiaoci said, "But cousin, grandma hopes that your fiancé can continue to be the father of the child. If you make such a decision, what will happen to the child in your belly?"

There was no baby in Zhou Qingzhu's belly, it was a fake pregnancy. She didn't know why her grandmother did this and didn't allow her to say anything.

She didn't know how to tell Jiang Xiaoci, so she hesitated: "Then you can talk about it."

Jiang Xiaoci nodded: "Okay, I'll see what happens then."

After lunch, Jiang Xiaoci prepared to go look for Song Zhaoan. She told her grandmother and cousin and asked them to wait for her at home.

Jiang Xiaoci's belly looks smaller than the actual month, but she doesn't feel much inconvenience. She can still walk briskly and doesn't feel tired after occasional outings.

Grandma muttered: "With such a big belly, he still has so much energy. He is really blessed."

Zhou Qingzhu said: "Grandma, don't always think about borrowing someone else's blessings. My cousin's blessings are accumulated by herself. We can also accumulate some blessings."

Grandma shook her head and said, "She has been accumulating luck since she was a child. It took her nearly twenty years to get to where she is now. Her luck has been getting better and better, which is why she is so blessed now. If you don't lend her some, how can you get better?"

Zhou Qingzhu shook her head: "Grandma, if you keep thinking this way, I'll leave. My cousin has never disliked me, but I lied to her that I was pregnant and asked her to be a matchmaker. This is wrong. I feel guilty. I'll leave when my cousin comes back to talk, whether it works out or not."